The Next Row Publication Podcast

I need to start with two confessions. The first is that I am colour obsessed. The second is that I am texture obsessed. So Laura Good’s yarn was always going to be dangerous for me.The first time I showed Laura something I was making with her yarn, she reached out, felt it and said, “It feels like butter.” I have used that phrase ever since because it really does. It is the best kind of buttery treat, all the indulgence and none of the cholesterol.Laura is the person behind Yarn Phase, a North

The first row: A conversation with Katrina from Purl FoundryWell, I’ve done it.I have officially recorded the first episode of The Next Row, a podcast for knitters and crocheters who know the basics, have developed a slight yarn hyperfixation, and would quite like to understand what is going on beyond the actual stitches.For my first guest, I talked with Katrina Robinson from Purl Foundry, an independent knitting-pattern designer here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her background is in sewing patterns,